Intro to new segment- Close Calls

I'm baaaaaack!I am bringing you a "House of Horrors" story suggested by multiple listeners of the show- The Turpin Family. Thank the Lord no one is killed, but this case is far from having a happy ending. Trigger warning- this case involves child abuse. https://linktr.ee/KillerStoriesResearch and partial writing by Sara Breau Sources:You Tubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9cHOpyilBIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd2zmJGx8LEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chIFYO_F9wYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEmj0qXgmP4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbjNRCTMXecWikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpin_caseNew York Posthttps://nypost.com/2023/02/13/some-house-of-horrors-turpin-siblings-finding-life-impossible-after-parents-torture/https://nypost.com/2021/11/20/house-of-horrors-kids-still-being-abused-this-time-by-system/https://nypost.com/2022/03/31/2-turpin-siblings-molested-by-foster-father-report/https://nypost.com/2024/01/24/news/turpin-kids-seek-settlement-over-foster-care-abuse-years-after-being-rescued-from-sadistic-parents-lawyer/

Welcome to the first episode of my new segment, Close Calls! This episode features a story about a REAL Irish car bomb, words of wisdom from someone who has been burned by so-called "friends" with ill intentions, and a creepy man in the darkness of Yosemite National Park. Thank you for submitting your stories, Stuart Blues, Anonymous & Tori.Send your close calls to [email protected]/KillerStories

This episode is extremely gruesome and disturbing. Fair warning...Taylor Shabusiness (there is a story behind this interesting last name) and her boyfriend Shad Thyrion were high on meth when they began to engage in some rather kinky sexual acts- resulting in Shad's death. linktr.ee/KillerStoriesSourcesYou Tubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qY9rR_-zEQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_6xLjA4W3Qhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUIdkEMo_DMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj1H3KL7i7gHeavy.https://heavy.com/news/shad-thyrion/https://heavy.com/news/taylor-schabusiness/https://heavy.com/news/taylor-schabusiness-husband-warren-family/WISNhttps://www.wisn.com/article/wisconsin-crime-man-decapitated-dismembered-taylor-schabusiness/39285966https://www.wisn.com/article/wisconsin-woman-accused-of-dismembering-man-after-sex-competent-for-trial/40061952https://www.wisn.com/article/family-identifies-victim-in-grisly-green-bay-murder-says-he-was-loved-by-many/39318083Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/taylor-schabusiness-shocking-moments-murder-trial-shad-tyrion-wisconsin-1816018Wealthy Peepshttps://wealthypeeps.com/taylor-schabusiness-parents-family-ethnicity/Court Tvhttps://www.courttv.com/news/court-documents-reveal-taylor-schabusiness-past/https://www.courttv.com/title/motions-reveal-taylor-schabusiness-home-family-life/https://www.courttv.com/news/suspect-in-green-bay-dismemberment-killing-attacks-attorney-in-court/Cornerstone Healing Centerhttps://cornerstonehealingcenter.com/taylor-schabusiness-meth-sexual-behavior/Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Shad_Thyrion

I want to bring more frequent content on Killer Stories and had the idea of my listeners sharing their "Close Calls". This is an intro to the segment where I discuss my own close call from my college days.Please email your close call encounters to [email protected] could hear your story on a future episode!

In this strange case, 54 yo Peter Porco woke up and went about his daily routine completely oblivious to the severe head injuries he sustained before collapsing to his death. Who attacked Peter and his wife Joan with an axe on the early morning of Nov 15th, 2004? https://linktr.ee/Killer Storiesmusic credit: Upbeat by Adi GoldsteinPorco Obithttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/timesunion-albany/name/peter-porco-obituary?id=4901498CBS News/48 Hourshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-porco-murder-did-a-college-student-take-an-ax-to-his-parents/All That’s Interestinghttps://allthatsinteresting.com/christopher-porcoGrungehttps://www.grunge.com/1031947/the-disturbing-crime-scene-of-peter-porco/Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Peter_PorcoMurderpediahttp://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/porco-christopher.htmhttp://murderpedia.org/male.P/images/porco_christopher/sentence.pdfYouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXPn-T8U9X8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se1dZjVVa7ohttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/extra-christopher-porcos-911-calls/Spotlight Newshttps://spotlightnews.com/news/2006/07/18/timeline-around-murder-includes-text-messaging/Times Union Web Archivehttps://web.archive.org/web/20071118232518/http://timesunion.com/specialreports/porco/graphics/nohearjury.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20071011103240/http://www.timesunion.com/specialreports/porco/graphics/emails.pdf

Today's case was suggested by listener, Abigail Vega Medina. Thank you for your continued support!Shelly Knotek (born Michelle Watson) was a nightmare child, constantly tormenting her little brothers and causing trouble for her parents. As an adult, she continued to torment those around her. Over the years, 3 house guests mysteriously went missing from the Knotek home. https://linktr.ee/KillerStoriesmusic credit: Upbeat.com, Adi Goldstein - Blank Lightsourceshttps://allthatsinteresting.com/shelly-knotekhttp://www.murderpedia.org/female.K/k/knotek-michelle.htmhttps://www.lawinfo.com/resources/criminal-defense/criminal-procedure/what-is-an-alford-plea.html#:~:text=An%20Alford%20plea%20allows%20a,avoid%20a%20harsher%20criminal%20sentencehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12016159/Americas-evil-mother-Shelly-Knotek-released-prison.htmlhttps://www.oxygen.com/snapped/photos/episode-19-michelle-knotek#288881https://www.grunge.com/985238/the-messed-up-truth-about-serial-killer-mom-shelly-knotek/https://lizmanuelle.medium.com/when-a-other-becomes-a-monster-7949aa1d89d3https://youtu.be/P3IQuJIsHLg?si=iR6aTuRp_QFbpH8t

This week I'm covering covicted killer and raging narcissist, John Battaglia. In a twisted plan to get back at his ex-wife, John gunned down their 2 daughters. 9 year old Faith and 6 year old Liberty. http://linktr.ee/KillerStoriesResearch by Sara BeauWriting by Sara Beau & Bobbie Holmessources: • John Battaglia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Battaglia) • Deadly Affection: Part 3 (http://res.dallasnews.com/interactives/2014_deadlyaffection/ part3/) • Mother of slain girls testifies at ex-husband's murder trial (https://www.mrt.com/news/ article/Mother-of-slain-girls-testifies-at-ex-husband-s-7876927.php) • Slain girls' mother tells of hearing fatal shots on phone (https://www.deseret.com/ 2002/4/23/19651020/slain-girls-mother-tells-of-hearing-fatal-shots-on-phone) • Execution Report: John Battaglia - Page 1 (http://www.txexecutions.org/reports/548-John Battaglia.htm) • Execution Report: John Battaglia - Page 2 (http://www.txexecutions.org/reports/548-John Battaglia.htm?page=2) • Prosecutors show photos of slain girls (https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/ Prosecutors-show-photos-of-slain-girls-8921910.php) • More psychiatric testimony expected in Battaglia trial (https://www.myplainview.com/news/ amp/More-psychiatric-testimony-expected-in-Battaglia-8848292.php) • Jury finds Battaglia guilty of capital murder (https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/ Jury-finds-Battaglia-guilty-of-capital-murder-9012597.php)• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php? href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRealStoriesChannel%2Fvideos%2Ffull-doc my-dads-on-death-row%2F1813553625644817%2F&show_text=0&width=410&height=238 • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Wl1LuQhEs&t=1s • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaU79hjGrjs&t=80s • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Tr6_5xkC4&t=12s • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLB-nORtSMs&t=9s • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuJdoH0c_No&t=2s • YouTube: https://youtu.be/42ORubuDmTk?si=FOfQg9JExH5yWmWp• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxfK5S7lIVU

In today's episode, I discuss the 2007 murder of Paige Birgfeld in Grand Junction, CO.In the beginning, there are two main suspects- her ex-husbands. I mean... its always the husband, right? But the investigation becomes more complex when Paige's secret life as a high-end escort is revealed.https://linktr.ee/KillerStoriessources:Dateline double-livescbsnewscbsnews coloradoabcnewstvguidetimeshenbagalakshmi.mediumdenverpostheavygjsentinel

Today I am covering the Lundy Murders- suggested by New Zealand listener, Lizzie Bourke.Mark Lundy was convicted of murdering his wife and daughter in August 2000. But did he actually do it? This case has SO much controversy. I am here to lay out all the facts and let you be the judge. https://linktr.ee/KillerStoriessources:MurderpediaWikipediaGirl guidesnzheraldthermofisherLiz Wakeford - part 1Liz Wakeford - part 2newsroomNZhistory

I'm baaaaaack!Kicking off Season 11 with one of the craziest cases I've ever heard- The Lululemon Murder.30-year-old Jayna Murray was a manager in the Bethesda, MD Lululemon store. March 11, 2011, Jayna worked the evening shift alongside 29-year-old Brittany Norwood. After closing, there was an attack that ended in the brutal murder of Jayna. Brittany lived to tell the tale.https://linktr.ee/KillerStoriessources:https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/woman-convicted-in-lululemon-murder-wants-new-trial/33734/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1344622322001353https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/lululemon-murder-store-employee-suffered-over-300-blows-severed-spinal-cord-in-fatal-attackhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lululemon_murder https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/norwood-brittany.htm https://allthatsinteresting.com/lululemon-murderhttps://casefilepodcast.com/case-210-jayna-murray/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/maryland-appeals-court-affirms-conviction-in-lululemon-murder-trial/2015/04/30/35c5270a-ef21-11e4-8666-a1d756d0218e_story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-yoga-store-murder-the-shocking-true-account-of-the-lululemon-athletica-killing-by-dan-morse/2013/11/29/36493e46-51fc-11e3-a7f0-b790929232e1_story.html